The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-05-29

ana vet 20 Apply suCh ru.n 10 80
widespread and daliy habit o. the
use OF coholic or fcrmented Uc.er-
age i, in my judgement, quite rs un-
sat.
80 far a. my experience goes. q
wei regu. ted ~ item OF licenses.
WhcrCh E revenue is largely troG-Lt
INTO the pubic treasury. coupled with
-cyerc penalties TOR iuicit sale. has
proved tie most efficient chez upOn
The abuse Of the liquor trailio
j. many respects the quest. j. a
-umptuary one, and laws a., mptng
to establish -uuptuery regulations
become iuquisitorlai and impossible
OF execution. 30 thai IN those com.
muuit.e- i'm this country where troy
have ucen Enacted. they have either
aggra aied the evil they were intends
cd TO prevent. or have fallen into
contempt and u-clcs-ne,s sud ueen
repealed.
] .e statement, AVE seen of the
real condition of those cOmmunit.es
ia which total prohibition la. been
attempted have impres ed me 5cry
strorz.y III confirmation q t-esc
views.
Personal influence and cXamp ana
prcccpi and the recognitiol Of the
great truth that int Mperan, In the
u-c OF siImulalt, OF al kinds s. NOR
bid physical tact both in cause and
elect j., in my Judgment, the .ropC
view 10 commence with. statistic.
abuudantiy prove that tho at mptcd
suppression 10y statutes Ct thcLsc OF
hDnc st;muants j. accom- panied
uy an uc.cH-o IN the Use of opi.te-,
and that o. drinking ucng STOPPED
secret drnSiug en-ucs.
Cu NO believe any man lIs a
create horror OF ntcmperau.c than
and my appreciation otit- danger
aud cyi. effects grows with d., -Npe-
rioucc of human affairs; but the
gr lycr THO otIl. the more essential TO
apply the right principle TO .,- cure,
and to- jue reasons lave stated and
mh s. otuer- hope the eXpcr.meutci
".oml option si.I no to- trIea uy our
but increased Cuccn- I-
der the license " item ho continued.
ours Sincerely,
+. G.BAytRp.
WHO j. Thomas J.. Bayard. llei
the present ,ccr. :gry Of state and pre-
lu.,r OF President Cleveland cabi-
net. selected Tor that high 'rI.' be-
causc 81 Ai, great ability, h., lofty
character and uu-urps patriotism
and devotion TO his country VIII.
you not believe him: he advised the
log. Stature Of Delaware not to pass
local option law. He >ays when pub.
lie drinking ceases, private drinking
cu-uc-: that when whisky can not be
ma opium l. accepted in it, stead,
that all experience shows that prohi-
bitory laws can not be enforced. aud
do harm instead Of good, and high IL
cense with stringent Avs against
-el.iu4 TO forbidden paruo- 90 far
ther than any other measures yct de.
viscd 10 lessen the evils of iutemper-
ancc. This l. the language ana these
the views OF ouc OF the wise=t men II
this country.
Where ar we to 20 ii not to the
experience Of those who lave tried
prohibition Tor light on thi- question.
Human naturr III Texas and Iowa j.
The same. 4 prohibition law which
fails in Iowa viii TAI in TEXAS, which
increases the evils Of iutemp erancc in
Iowa citic will d. the same in Texas
cities
lutoXicaut- cannot b. excluded
from The country Ihcy are needed
in every drug store, in compouuding
medicine Sicb people mast hay
them. Many hou. keepers use them
In coosiu- and preparing foot They
are used aI-e.y iu the uri- and mun,
uiGoturc- Many people will hay
them ~ II beverage and gll the law-
that can be put on the statute books
cannot prevent it. This Is the uni
vcr-al cNpcriccce where prohibition
has be II tried, Prohibition iomii =,
the whisky bottle at home in the fam.
lily, whcr. the young re corrupted
By il, and secret diiu.ing j. done.
But fellow citizens, I oppose this
prohibition movement on higher
grounds, that those affect. . my To-
cality lr those suggested by the inn
of enforcing such law.
! cpposeit bccauscit !, y direct assault
upon the personal liberty # every
man to be- subjected 10 it, operation,